Mosquito-bar.



V. A. SMITH.

MOSQUITO BAR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.17. 1916.

latented May 15, 1917.

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VICTOR ALVIN SMITH, OF BOCKPOB'I', MISSISSIPPI.

MOSQUITO-BAR.

Application filed August 17, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VICTOR A. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bockport, in the county of Copiah and State of Mississippi, have invented a new and Improved WosquitoBar, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip tion.

My invention relates to a mosquito bar. lhe obj ect thereof is to provide a collapsible bar which can be secured to the frame of a bed so that it may be easily and quickly placed. into operative or into inoperative position.

Vith the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of the application, similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bed provided with an embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view of the yielding frame structure of the bar; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the bar in the inoperative position.

Referring to the drawings, the mosquito bar 5 is reinforced at the border by a tape 6 which helps to fit the bar more closely about a bed. A yielding rod 7 of suit-able material is secured to the head of the bed by suitable securing members 8. The length of the rod 7 is such that when strained the free end thereof can be brought substantially above the middle of the bed. The free end 9 of the rod 7 is apertured. Tapes 10 are secured to the apertured end 9 with one end thereof. The other end of each of said tapes is secured to the tape 6 adjacent that part of the bar which forms a corner on the bed when the bar is fitted thereover. At the junction of the tape 10 with the tape 6 a button 11 is provided to be engaged by an eye 12 carried by an elastic tape 13 which is secured to the rod of the bed. These elastic tapes 13 maintain the bar in operative position on the bed.

' A pair of crossing steel ribs 14: are secured at their crossing to the rod 7 adjacent its free end. The ends of said ribs 14 have openings into which an end of an elas Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 15, 1917.

Serial No. 115,355.

tic webbing 15 is secured. The other end of the webbing is secured to .a tape 10 which extends in the direction of the corresponding rib. The elastic webbing 15 is secured to the tape 10 substantially midway between the rib 14, to which the webbing is secured, and the reinforcing tape 6 to which the tape 10 is secured. These elastic webbings help to shape the top of the bar, as they deflect the ribs when the mosquito bar is secured to the elastic tapes 13. They also help to draw the bar off the head of the bed when the mosquito bar is placed into inoperative position by detaching the bar from the elastic tapes l3.

\Vhen the mosquito bar is released by the elastic tapes 13 the yielding rod 7 returns to its normal upright position, thereby drawing the mosquito bar on the yielding rod 7. The ribs 14 also return to their normal straight form substantially in the plane of the rod 7, and also help to draw the mosquito bar. The elastic webbing 15 draws up the lower part of the mosquito bar to a point above the head of the bed, as shown in Fig. 3.

The mosquito bar covers the rod 7, ribs 14: and the tape 10. The elastic webbing is preferably placed above the mosquito bar, but if desired it can also be placed under the mosquito bar.

It will be seen that the mosquito bar can be easily and quickly placed into operative or into inoperative position due to the fact that the yielding rod and the ribs flex easily when pull is exerted thereon, and, consequently, the bar resumes its proper shape on the bed automatically when placed into operative position. hen it is ininoperative position it occupies very little space at the head of the bed, as it is maintained substantially in a plane with the head of the bed, as will be seen from Fig. 3.

I claim:

1. A mosquito bar for beds comprising a. yielding, normally straight rod one end of which is adapted to be secured to the head of the bed, a netting forming the bar, tape reinforcing the netting at the margin, tape connecting the free end of the yielding rod to the reinforcing tape, elastic members for securing the reinforcing tape to the bed whereby the bar is maintained in operative position, and elastic webbing for gathering the bar toward the free end of the rod when the ar inoperative po i 2. A mosquito bar for beds, comprising a yielding, normally straight rod one end of which is adapted to be secured to the bed, crossing, yielding, normally straight ribs secured at their crossing to the free end of the rod, anetting forming the mosquito bar, tape reinforcing the bar at the margin, tape connecting the free end of the yielding rod to the reinforcing tape at points of said reinforcing tape Which are to be located at the corners of the bed, elastic members for securing the reinforcing tape to the bed whereby the mosquito bar is maintained in operative position on the bed, and elastic Webbing connecting the ends of the yielding ribs to the tape, said elastic Webbing being adapted to deflect/the ribs and give shape to the bar When the same is in operative position and to gather the bar toward the free end of the rod when the bar is placed into inoperative position.

VICTOR ALVIN SMITH.

WVitnesses:

MYERS BUGKLEY, J. N. ARMSTRONG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

